Attributes of Agricultural Graduates about ELP Programme

Abstract

The Experiential Learning Program seeks to increase technical skills and competence through hands-on training, as well as establish trust and the capacity to work in a project mode and gain business management skills. The study aims to examine the attributes of agricultural graduates in the ELP Programme. The curriculum has given a new direction to the undergraduate programme, which will grow thoughtful, skilled, expert managers, and human resources in the areas of agriculture, veterinary, horticulture, forestry, and other allied disciplines, with an approach of "Learning by Doing" and "Seeing by Believing." The following are the key goals of the Experiential Learning Program (ELP). The present study was undertaken in five agricultural universities in Rajasthan about the ELP programme. An ex-post-facto research design was used in the present study. A total of 111 agriculture graduates were selected in 5 universities through organic production technology, and 113 agriculture graduates were selected through poultry production technology. Thus, a total of 224 agriculture graduates were selected for the study. The results revealed that the maximum, i.e. 67.86 per cent, responder had medium level exposure to agricultural enterprises, followed by 19.64 per cent responders having exposure to high agricultural enterprises, and only 12.50 per cent responders had low exposure to agricultural enterprises, respectively. It was observed that thirteen personal characteristics selected, such that Gender, Awareness about ELP participants, Innovativeness, Academic performance, Goal orientation, Leadership ability, Risk orientation, Knowledge of Government policies and programmes related to Agribusiness, Participation in extra-curricular activity, knowledge of communication technology, Exposure to various Agricultural Enterprises and Exposure to various Agricultural Enterprises outlook were about agriculture graduates. It was observed that the majority of the participants were in the 47.77% of the participants, and mothers' occupation 79.97% in the housewife category. The majority of communication technology, 67.86% in total communication technology, the Majority of Agricultural enterprises, 67.86% in total Agricultural enterprises.